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Bearcats fans need big bucks to cheer on UC in person in NCAA tourney

It is not the seed they wanted or the site they wanted. The University of Cincinnati Bearcats have been sent to Spokane, Washington to take on Harvard. That situation is not ideal for fans without deep pockets and a lot of luck.

It is not the seed they wanted or the site they wanted. The University of Cincinnati Bearcats have been sent to Spokane, Washington to take on Harvard. That situation is not ideal for fans without deep pockets and a lot of luck.

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Updated: 7:04 PM EDT Mar 17, 2014

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WEBVTT SITE THEY WANTED...BUT UC IS HEADED TO THE BIGDANCE... AND YOU'LL NEED A PLANETICKET TO GET THERE.... UNLESSYOU'RE UP FOR 30 HOURS OFDRIVING AND VERY LITTLE SLEEPBETWEEN NOW AND GAME TIME.THE BEARCATS.... HAVE BEEN SENTTO SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.. TO TAKEON HARVARD.. NOT IDEAL FORFANS ... WITHOUT DEEPPOCKETS.... AND A LOT OF LUCK.WLWT NEWS FIVE'S TAMMY MUTASATAKES A CLOSER LOOK.... AT WHATIT WOULD COST.SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM CAMPUSTONIGHT. TAMMY.I CHECKED CVG DAYTONCOLUMBUSLEXING TONFLIGHTS ARE ABOUT1100. THE CHEAPEST IS 800BUCKS...BUTTHA'TS FIVE HOURS AWAY INCHICAGO BOTTOM LINESTUDENTSHERE AT UC MIGHT HAVE TO WATCHTHE GAME ON TV.(NATS BAR) THESE BEARCAT FANSMIGHT BE SPORTING GREEN FOR THEHOLIDAY- BUT THEY NEED ANOTHERKIND OF GREEN TO SUPPORT THE U-CBASKETBALL TEAM-(SOT/PAIGE BEDINGHOUSE/STU DENT)("I definitely think they'reoutrageous I mean you have tobuy a hotel room and ticket tothe game, it's definitelyexpensive and I don't thinkcollege students can affordthat.") (NATS FROM SUNDAY)(XD6981 CLIP3) JUST LIKESELECTION SUNDAY... MOST OF THEBEARCAT NATION WILL WATCH U-CTIP OFF AGAINST HARVARD... ONT-V.(SOT/JACOB BOBO/STUDENT) ("It'sdefinitely not in my budget, ifit was in my budget I woulddefinitely be there.") FLIGHTSWE CHECKED COMING BACK ON SUNDAYARE AT LEAST 1100AND CHARTERING A PLANE FOR 30PEOPLE COSTS EVEN MORE.(SOT/KELSEY KOLISH/STUDENT) ("Iwould love to go to the game,support the bearcats but that'sjust too much money especiallyfor college students and wedon't have that much money.")(SOT/JACOB BOBO/STUDENT) ("Ilove UC Basketball and it doeskind of suck that it is so faraway but not only for the fansbut for the team just such a fartravel for them.") THE SPOKANEARENA IS ABOUT TWO THOUSANDMILES AWAY- TRAVEL AGENTS SAYTHERE'S NOADVANCE PURCHASE AND ITS NOT AMAIN AIRPORT HUB.(SOT/VICKY MARY/VICTORIA TRAVELAGENT PRESIDENT) ("You need atleast two weeks prior and youneed a Saturday night stay, soif we had known in advance wecould have gotten our tickets toSpokane the end of February ifanybody had a Crystal ball.")THE BEARCATS WILL HAVE TODANCE THIS FOURTH STRAIGHT YEARWITHOUT MOST OF THEIR FANS.(COVER WITH BROLL)(SOT/RACHEL RUEHL/STUDENT)("They need a support system andthey're not going to have one sothat sucks.")A LOT OF BARS NEAR U-C WILL BEPLAYING THE BIG GAME ...SO THAT WILL BE GOOD BUSINESSFOR THEM. REPORTING LIVE FROMU-C TAMMY MUTASA WLWT NEWS FIVE.HERE'S U-C'S DRAW. IF THEY GETBY THE 12-SEED HARVARD.. THEY'LLTAKE ON EITHER MICHIGAN STATE ORDELAWARE. TIP OFF IN SPOKANE....IS AT 2-10 THURSDAY AFTERNOON.FOR XAVIER UNIVERSITY... ACTION

Bearcats fans need big bucks to cheer on UC in person in NCAA tourney

It is not the seed they wanted or the site they wanted. The University of Cincinnati Bearcats have been sent to Spokane, Washington to take on Harvard. That situation is not ideal for fans without deep pockets and a lot of luck.